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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John say he preferred?
(a) Playing in team sports.
(b) Playing closely with one other friend.
(c) Leading the other children in their play.
(d) Playing alone with his toys.

2. Where did John's family move after his father got tenure?
(a) Deerfield.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Shutesbury.

3. Would would Doug do when John Robison was playing?
(a) Help him.
(b) Stop him.
(c) Complement him.
(d) Annoy him.

4. Who is Doug?
(a) John Robison's playmate.
(b) John Robison's babysitter.
(c) John Robison's father.
(d) John Robison's teacher.

5. What kind of news does Betsy relay to John and his mother?
(a) Of a child's illness.
(b) Of the birth of a child.
(c) Of the death of a child.
(d) Of a child's success in school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say he taught himself?

2. What was missing from the thing John and his friends found in the woods?

3. What was John Robison's reaction when his parents fought?

4. Who is Chuckie?

5. How does John rationalize his reaction to Betsy's news?

(see the answer key)

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